Blood Tie - Hardcover

Settle, Mary Lee

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0395254019 ISBN 13: 9780395254011

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, 1977

Synopsis

The drowning of several students during a summer festival in a town on the Turkish Mediterranean sets in motion a series of events that bring out the ultimate corruption of the entire populace

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From the Back Cover

In a novel that begins with accidental death and ends with deliberate murder, Mary Lee Settle tells the story of an eclectic collection of American and European expatriates who take refuge in an ancient Turkish city and, once there, wreak havoc on the Aegean paradise. At first the characters, who range from a former accountant to a petulant heiress, appear to have little in common, but as the novel progresses their motives and desires cross and blend in an eerie, sometimes comic geometry of misunderstanding. In this award-winning work of fiction, Settle reveals new life springing forth out of death and change, and blood as the only tie that endures. With her trademark versatility, Settle conveys the restlessness and ennui of the foreigners as successfully as the humanity of the native Turks. To both humorous and pitiable examples of culture clash she adds vivid scenes of archaeological digs, underwater diving, and a children's festival. Further, Settle's description of Timur, a fugitive who is lost in a cave, remains as terrifying as anything since Mark Twain placed Tom Sawyer in the same predicament.

From Library Journal

These titles represent Settle's work from the 1950s to the 1980s. The novels cover a wide range of subjects but are mostly concerned with the heroine's "search for love, faith, and a sense of belonging" (LJ 9/1/86).
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Edition details

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Publication date: 1977
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0395254019
• ISBN 13: 9780395254011
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 386